NIRSA's Annual Conference & Recreational Sports Exposition is a
wonderful opportunity to join together with professional, student, and
associate members within the recreational sports field for four days of
education and networking possibilities.

This conference is not only where friendships and professional
mentoring can begin

The focus of this track will be on engaging in self-analysis of
strengths & opportunities for growth. It will include input on how
to take advantage of opportunities in the development of knowledge
about the field as well as incorporating them into a career plan.

Learning Outcomes for 101 Track

Participants will engage in a self-assessment of personal and
professional individual strengths and areas for growth.

Participants will gain insight into the contributions that their
individual strengths can make as part of a team.

Participants will develop basic strategies for career exploration and
preparation.

NIRSA 301: Turning Your Passion Into Your Career

The focus of this track will be on assisting those who are in the midst
of a job search to be prepared for interviews & their first
positions. We will provide information to assist in the immediate job
search process as well as take them beyond the search process with
knowledge & information for new professionals.

Are you new to the arena of sport clubs? If so, then this workshop is
tailor-made for you. It will provide all attendees with the basics of
sport clubs, including budgeting, risk management, disciplinary
procedures, and creating a handbook. Attendees will learn from seasoned
experts about the nuts and bolts of a basic sport club program and how
to implement these ideas on their campuses.

Session Learning Objectives:

Learn about sport club programming with specific detail in areas of
establishing policies, budgeting, handling disciplinary issues,
managing risk, working with National Governing Bodies, training
officers and leaders, and accessing tools of success.

Understand and be able to apply the basic principles of effectively
managing a sport club program.

Discuss the ideas presented regarding sport clubs, and how they may be
able to tailor these to meet the needs of their own individual
campuses.

Volleyball Officiating8:30am-3:00pm, lunch
included
Cost: $65.00

$95.00 after Feb. 20

Join some of the most knowledgeable and respected clinicians in the
volleyball officiating world in this interactive workshop that will
"train the trainers" to officiate volleyball. This workshop
will provide the participants with the resources to develop a
comprehensive program on their own campus.

Session Learning Objectives:

Learn the basic rules associated with officiating volleyball.

Learn the basic mechanics associated with officiating volleyball.

Learn the skills necessary to administer a comprehensive volleyball
officials training program at your institution.

Join members of the Softball Committee in an interactive workshop that
will teach the teachers how to become more effective instructors of
softball umpires. This workshop will provide participants with the
knowledge and resources to create a training and development program on
their own campuses.

Session Learning Objectives:

Learn the basic rules associated with umpiring softball.

Learn the basic mechanics for plate and field umpires.

Learn the skills needed to administer a comprehensive sports officials
training program at your institution.

A New Direction in University Aquatics8:30am-1pm; lunch included

Cost: $45.00

$75.00 after Feb. 20

This workshop focuses on discussion of obstacles overcome in the
programming and creation of a student-focused aquatic facility at The
University of Texas at Austin. Understand the thought process of the
University and how their conclusions for this unique facility may
influence future trends in collegiate recreational aquatics.

Session Learning Objectives:

Learn what prompted the specific development and planning for this
facility, and understand the driving factors in its final design.

Gain a unique understanding of this facility and comprehend its unique
offerings for the University of Texas campus community.

See why this unique facility is trend-setting in the collegiate market,
and understand its implication on the future of collegiate recreational
aquatics.

With more than 70 educational sessions featuring a plethora of
categories such as fitness, aquatics, intramural sports, marketing,
outdoor recreation, sport clubs, informal recreation and facilities,
you'll wonder how we got the entire conference packaged into just four
days!

CEUs and CECs can be obtained through many of our sessions.

To receive CEU/CEC credit participants must:

Register for CEUs/CECs, attend, and participate in the entire session.

Have the session monitor/instructor sign the CEU/CEC participation
form.

Complete and sign a session evaluation.

Send a copy of the signed CEU/CEC Participation Form to the NIRSA
National Center for IACET CEUs, and/or send a copy to ACE for CECs.
Contact and mailing information is included on the CEU/CEC
participation form.

Learning objectives are given in appropriate session descriptions and
included in the registration materials.

You will have a mailbox in the Candidate section of the COC. This will
allow you to correspond with the Employer mailboxes by leaving your
resume and notes for Employers registered in the COC.

Be aware not every university or business advertising on
bluefishjobs.com will have a mailbox at the COC. You may wish to
ask the volunteers working in the COC employer mailbox area to verify
if a particular employer has obtained a mailbox in the COC.

You will need to show your conference nametag to check your mailbox at
the COC.

Employers will place items in your mailbox after you correspond with
them about positions.